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Mass production 1800

Many historians place the beginnings of mass production around 1800, with Eli Whitney’s firearms factory approximating the labour process of modern industrial production.

Invention of television 1884

1884

The history of television comprises the work of numerous engineers and inventors in several countries over many decades. The earliest proposal was in 1908, in a paper by A A Campbell-Swinton and postulated the use of cathode rays. The first practical demonstrations of television, however, were developed using electromechanical methods to scan, transmit and reproduce an image. As electronic camera and display tubes were perfected, electromechanical television gave way to all-electronic systems in nearly all applications.

Invention of Mobile Phone 1906

1906

Inventor Charles E. Alden claimed to have invented a device called the “vest pocket telephone" although Alden never had the chance to produce this device in large quantities. Phones were composed of vacuum tubes and relays, and weighed over 36 kg.

End of WWI 1919

1919

World War 1 was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers

Treaty of Versailles 1919

1919

It was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919

The Jazz Age 1920

1920

In 1920's America - known as the Jazz Age, the Golden Twenties or the Roaring Twenties - everybody seemed to have money. The young set themselves free especially, the young women. They shocked the older generation with their new hair style (a short bob) and the clothes that they wore were often much shorter than had been seen and tended to expose their legs and knees.

Market crash of 1929

1929

The full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash signalled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries and did not end in the United States until the onset of American mobilization for World War II

Great Depression 1930

1930

The economic crisis of the 1930s is one of the most studied periods of American history, and facts about the Great Depression are interesting to read. Scholars have studied the economic calamity from all angles and amassed an immense collection of facts about the depression.

Day of mourning 1938

1938

The day of mourning began on the 26th of January, 1938. approximately 100 children, woman and men gathered at a very popular hall in Sydney at the time called the Australian hall. it is on Elizabeth street. it was very popular for social events. it isn't a day of rejoicing for Australia's Aborigines; it is a day of mourning.

Start of WWII 1939

1939

For almost six years from 1939 to 1945 Britain fought the toughest war it had ever experienced. World War II was total war - every person, every business, every service was involved. Britain did not fight alone, the war also involved many countries. World War II involved 61 countries with 1.7 billion people (three quarters of the world's population). Fifty million people lost their lives and hundreds of millions people were injured.

Attack on Pearl Harbour 1941

1941

On Dec. 7 each year, Americans commemorate Pearl Harbor Day in memory of the thousands who were killed or injured when the Japanese attacked an American naval base in Hawaii that day in 1941.
The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.

Bombing of Darwin 1942

1942

The Bombing of Darwin was on the 19th of February, 1942. It was the first and largest attack mounted by a foreign power against Australia. 242 Japanese aircraft attacked ships in Darwin’s harbour. They launched their attack 200 miles (333km) Northwest from Darwin’s shore. The First raid consisted of 71 medium bombers, 81 dive-bombers and 36 fighters.

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima 1945

1945

The atomic bomb of hiroshima was struck on the 6th of august, 1945. The bomb had the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. the united states also struck again in nagasaki.

Declaration of human rights 1948

1948

The founders of the United Nations responded to the atrocities of the Second World War by emphasizing human rights in the Organization's Charter.

At the San Francisco Conference in 1945, where the Charter was adopted, some 40 non-governmental organizations successfully lobbied delegates for relatively strong language on human rights.

Melbourne Olympics 1956

1956

The 1956 Olympic Games hosted by Melbourne were the first Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere; thus the Games were held in November and December. Unfortunately, the Games were marred by two political events that occurred before the opening of the Games.

Invention of Internet 1957

1957

Unlike technologies such as the light bulb or the telephone, the Internet has no single “inventor.” Instead, it has evolved over time. The Internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one another. Today, we use the Internet for almost everything, and for many people it would be impossible to imagine life without it.

The Cuban Missile Crisis

1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis is regarded as the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. The beginning and end of the Crisis, as well as nuclear weapons threatened to be used, are all accounted for below.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream…” speech 1963

1963

"I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963.
King begins his speech by invoking the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863

Australian freedom rights 1964/1965

1964 - 1965

Australian freedom ride was during February 1965. A group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns. Their purpose was threefold. Their plan was to draw attention to aboriginal’s poor health, education and housing. They were trying to point out the discrimination between white people and Aboriginals. It was also to help the Aboriginals help stick up for themselves.

Release of Crocodile Dundee 1986

1986

Paul Hogan, AM (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian comedian and actor best known for his role as Michael J."Crocodile" Dundee from the Crocodile Dundee film series, for which he won a Golden Globe award.

Fall of Berlin Wall 1989

1989

The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western "fascists" from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased.

United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child 1989

1989

In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first legally binding international convention to affirm human rights for all children. While great progress has been made on child rights in the past 20 years, much work remains to be done. Dan Seymour, Chief of the Gender and Rights Unit of UNICEF’s Policy and Practice Division, offers his assessment.